It’s the kind of thing a lot of music lovers have been saying since “American Idol” turned singing into a nationally televised competitive sport a dozen years ago: “[Insert legendary pop singer's name here] would never get past the auditions.”

Now a couple of clever fellows have put it up on YouTube for the world to see.

It’s a humorously edited video of John Lennon singing “Imagine” as if it were part of the blind audition segment of NBC’s reality show “The Voice.”